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Why are no US sports teams named after the Romans?
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:41 AM Author: Heady Goal In Life There are many named after the Greeks (Trojans, Spartans, Titans), the Norse (Vikings), even the Irish (Celtics and Fighting Irish), but none are named after the Romans. Why? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218557) |
Date: August 28th, 2025 3:56 AM Author: rose cowardly abode brethren I was sure this is wrong but after thinking and googling the closest I could get was the Idaho Vandals, the Vandals having sacked Rome (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218558) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:48 PM Author: 180 Sable Heaven Twinkling Uncleanness Visigoths iirc but probably vandals too at some point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49219392) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: dull impertinent haunted graveyard coffee pot because the romans werent birdshit, any US teams named after niggistan? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218559) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:26 AM Author: Titillating Sweet Tailpipe how are the greeks less birdshit than romans? and what about all the teams named after injuns? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218604) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: Thriller judgmental corn cake immigration from North Africa is how (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49222270) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:59 AM Author: Histrionic coiffed step-uncle's house new version If you want to be pedantic the Aeneid makes the Trojans the founders of Rome. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218560) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:02 AM Author: rose cowardly abode brethren Romulus and Remus would like a word (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218562) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 4:47 AM Author: Heady Goal In Life That’s what he’s referring to dipshit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218575) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:49 AM Author: Transparent shivering boltzmann How about I Trojan your ass (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218581) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:16 AM Author: Drab Godawful Tanning Salon Not really. Romulus and Remus were not even born in Troy and were centuries after Aeneas. That’s the joke (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218599) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:34 PM Author: Heady Goal In Life Read up on the legend a bit more (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49219518) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:33 AM Author: Ultramarine stage NHL does in Canada
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Senators |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:03 AM Author: Heady Goal In Life cr. forgot about them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218590) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 7:51 PM Author: Galvanic Territorial Garrison OP said US sports teams (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49220228) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:53 PM Author: Heady Goal In Life by the powers vested in me as the OP I hereby declare the Ottawa Senators a credited response (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49222259) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:56 PM Author: Galvanic Territorial Garrison no (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49222271) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:02 PM Author: Sadistic onyx hospital background story Eat shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49222283) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:23 AM Author: Galvanic Territorial Garrison (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218602) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:29 PM Author: Sadistic onyx hospital background story (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49219360) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:42 AM Author: rebellious rehab https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Gladiators (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218580) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:11 AM Author: Sienna Diverse Patrolman Police Squad nothing roman really has a good ring to it for a team name. Shit like gladiators and centurions doesn’t sound right. Plenty of Colosseum stadiums out there. LA has the Forum, there’s the Aqueduct racetrack in NY. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49218598) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 5:08 PM Author: nighttime balding incel Centurions and Legion would be good names (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49219923) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:05 PM Author: Sienna Diverse Patrolman Police Squad any given sunday had the NY Emperors and it sounded gay. so did the Dallas knights.
legion would be good for soccer i guess |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 6:21 AM Author: Concupiscible embarrassed to the bone locus How could you forget about the Rome Emperors?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Emperors |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 8:53 AM Author: Crystalline Cracking Crackhouse Cumskin Op pwned. Growing a beard.
https://www.centurapride.com/ |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 1:52 PM Author: 180 Sable Heaven Twinkling Uncleanness Greeks and Norse = mythic warriors, Romans = empire-builders. U.S. sports culture wants the scrappers, not the empire. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49219402) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 2:36 PM Author: Heady Goal In Life you can’t build an empire through conquest without being great warriors (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49219522) |
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Date: August 28th, 2025 3:39 PM Author: 180 Sable Heaven Twinkling Uncleanness Which is why we have the Dallas Cowboys and not the Republican Congressmen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49219689) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:57 PM Author: Thriller judgmental corn cake wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49222274) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:07 PM Author: spectacular kitty cat gunner The California Gays are a major team iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49221794) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 12:14 PM Author: Umber quadroon 180 thread. You get lots of Trojans, Spartans, some Argonauts, occasional VAndals, Scots, Highlanders, VIkings, Norse. Weird ones like Britons and Saxons. But basically no Romans. Amazing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49221815) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 1:17 PM Author: Heady Goal In Life (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49221966) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 2:55 PM Author: Heady Goal In Life I guess maybe because they killed Christ and were therefore seen as villains when most US sports franchises and university athletic departments were created? only reason I can think of (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49222267) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 3:04 PM Author: Wild orchid sneaky criminal The Cleveland Commoduses (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49222287) |
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Date: August 29th, 2025 4:21 PM Author: supple liquid oxygen trust fund The same reason you don't have the Atlanta Jews or the Baltimore Christians (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#49222428) |
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Date: August 29th, 2026 4:29 PM Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, But see, In re Friars, Padres, Deacons, Crusaders, Angels, and Saints. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#50102090) |
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Date: August 29th, 2026 4:22 PM Author: Golf Wigger (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5767034&forum_id=2).#50102080) |